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James Whitmore
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James Allen Whitmore Jr. (October 1, 1921 – February 6, 2009) was an American film, theatre, and television actor. During his career, Whitmore won three of the four EGOT honors; -…
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James Allen Whitmore Jr. (October 1, 1921 – February 6, 2009) was an American film, theatre, and television actor. During his career, Whitmore won three of the four EGOT honors; - a Tony, a Grammy, and an Emmy. Whitmore also won a Golden Globe and was nominated for two Academy Awards. Following World War II, Whitmore appeared on Broadway in the role of the sergeant in Command Decision. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave Whitmore a contract, but his role in the film adaptation was played by Van Johnson. His first major picture for MGM was Battleground, in a role that was turned down by Spencer Tracy, to whom Whitmore bore a noted physical resemblance. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this role, and won the Golden Globe Award as Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role. Other major films included Angels in the Outfield, The Asphalt Jungle, The Next Voice You Hear, Above and Beyond, Kiss Me, Kate, Them!, Oklahoma!, Black Like Me, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, Tora! Tora! Tora!, and Give 'em Hell, Harry!, a one-man show for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of former U.S. President Harry S Truman. In the film Tora! Tora! Tora!, he played Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey. Whitmore appeared during the 1950s on many television anthology series. He was cast as Father Emil Kapaun in the 1955 episode "The Good Thief" in the ABC religion anthology series Crossroads. Other roles followed on Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theater, Lux Video Theatre, Kraft Theatre, Studio One in Hollywood, Schlitz Playhouse, Matinee Theatre, and the Ford Television Theatre. In 1958, he carried the lead in "The Gabe Carswell Story" of NBC's Wagon Train, with Ward Bond. Whitmore has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6611 Hollywood Boulevard. The ceremony was held on February 8, 1960.
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2017
Arthur Miller: Writer
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2005
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2003
A Minute with Stan Hooper
TV show Dr. Goldman
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2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
Movie Self
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2003
Mister Sterling
TV show William Sterling Sr.
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2002
A Ring of Endless Light
Movie Grandfather
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2001
The Majestic
Movie Stan Keller
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2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV show Milton
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2000
Here's to Life!
Movie Gus Corley
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1999
Swing Vote
Movie Daniel Morissey
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1997
The Practice
TV show Raymond Oz
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1997
The Relic
Movie Dr. Albert Frock
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1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Movie Self
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1994
The Shawshank Redemption
Movie Brooks Hatlen
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1993
Roots of Roe
Movie Pope Pius XI (voice)
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1990
Old Explorers
Movie Leinen Roth
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1990
Sky High
Movie Gus Johnson
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1989
Glory! Glory!
Movie Lester Babbitt
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1988
Favorite Son
TV show The President
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1987
Nuts
Movie Judge Stanley Murdoch
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1987
All My Sons
Movie Joe Keller
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1985
George Burns Comedy Week
TV show Ebenezer Scrooge
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1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TV show Craig Bennett Stiles
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1985
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Movie Mark Twain (voice)
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1984
Love Those Trains
Movie Narrator
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1984
Celebrity
TV show Clifford Casey
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1982
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
Movie Narrator
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1982
Hail Columbia!
Movie Narrator
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1982
American Playhouse
TV show Joe Keller
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1981
Code Red
TV show
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1980
Mark, I Love You
Movie Dwight Hamilton
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1980
The First Deadly Sin
Movie Dr. Sanford Ferguson
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1980
Rage!
Movie Borski
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1980
The Golden Honeymoon
Movie Charley Tate
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1979
The Horror Show
Movie (archive footage)
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1978
The White Shadow
TV show Jake Reeves
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1978
The Word
TV show George Wheeler
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1978
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
Movie Teddy Roosevelt
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1977
The Serpent's Egg
Movie Priester
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1976
The Flying Misfits
Movie Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
